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Police are appealing for witnesses to an illegal street race and crash on Auckland's Southern Motorway yesterday.
A Green Mazda Eunos 800 was seen racing a red vehicle south about 12.50pm, Constable Andrew Petrie, of the Auckland Motorways Police, said.
The Mazda collided with the motorway barrier which caused a grey Mercedes Benz to spin out of control and roll into a ditch on the side of the motorway, injuring the occupants, about 270m south of the Oram's Rd overbridge.
The Mazda driver abandoned his car and was picked up by the red car, Mr Petrie said.
Police were seeking the owner of the Mazda, which was badly damaged in the crash and impounded by police.
- NZPA